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SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
Since there have been a lot of questions about it lately...
Bulletin Board/Chat slang:
AFAIK - as far as I know
ATM - at the moment
B/C - Because
BBL - be back later
BTW - By The Way
BRB - Be right back
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For your information
HTH - Hope That Helped
HTF - Hard to find
HTHS - Hope That Helped Some
IAWTC - I Agree With This Comment
IDK - I Don't Know
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In my not-so-humble opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IRL - In Real Life
ITA - I Totally Agree
J/K - Just Kidding
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LJ - livejournal.com
MYOB - Mind your own business
OMG - Oh my G-d
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On the other hand
OP - origional post/poster
PBI - Politely butting in
PLMK - Please Let Me Know
RAOK - Random Act Of Kindness
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
S/F - split from
THNX (THX) - thanks
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TTYL - talk to you later
TTYS - Talk to you soon
TY - thank you
W/O - without
WTF? - What The F--K
WTG- way to go
/me - denotes action. /me dies is the same as typing *dies*
Makeup related slang:
BN - brand new
BIN - buy it now (ebay related)
BNIB - brand new in box
CCB - Cream Colour Base
CCO (or CCS) - Cosmetics Company Outlet (Cosmetics Company Store)
CP - Custom Purchase
DC (D/C, DC'ed) - Discontinued
D/S (DS) - Drugstore
E/L - eyeliner
E/S - Eyeshadow
EOTD - eye of the day
FOTD - face of the day
GC - Gift Certificate (gift card)
GWP - Gift With Purchase
HG - Holy Grail
LE - Limited Edition
L/G - Lipgloss
L/S - Lipstick
LNIB - like new in box
MA - makeup artist
MLBB - My Lips But Better
MSF - mineral skin finish
MUA - makeupalley.com
NIB - New In Box
RIS - Received In Swap
SA - sales associate
SIB - Still In Box
T/M - tinted moisturizer
UD - Urban Decay
YLBB - Your Lips But Better
Makeup Alley also has it's own set of "cutesy" terms for skin tone, which are generally abbreviated since they are all really long. These are:
AAB - Amazing Asian Beauty
BBB - bleached blonde bombshell
CCC - Captivating Caramel Cutie
DDD - Dark Darling Diva
FFF - Fair Foxy Femme
GGG - Gorgeous Golden Goddess
LLL - Light Lovely Lady
MMM - Marvelous Medium Mademoiselle
PPP - Pale Porcelain Princess
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could you perhaps post acronyms from the clearance bin section?
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such as?
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for me "sib" and "ris" don't ring a bell hehe..
i figure it's "still in box" but then it'll say "used" so i get confused
i've seen some people ask about nib (new in box), bn (brand new) too
thanks a bunch in advanced
oh and "cp" =)
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SIB is Still in Box , that does not mean new that just mean they have the box
CP is Custom Purchase meaning they will go out and buy you want you want upon whatever you both agree on for the exchage money another item etc..
RIS is received in swap, meaning they got that item from another swap that they had with someone else. Typcially that they can only give you info on how much they have used the product. Sometimes they might know how the other swapper used the product.
M/U = Makeup
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Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
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Originally Posted by YOOTOPiA
for me "sib" and "ris" don't ring a bell hehe..
i figure it's "still in box" but then it'll say "used" so i get confused
i've seen some people ask about nib (new in box), bn (brand new) too
thanks a bunch in advanced
oh and "cp" =)
Those are covered above, in the "makeup related slang" area.
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What does r/o mean?
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Originally Posted by aziajs
What does r/o mean?
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What is &?
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Originally Posted by fabbyabby
What is &?
Usually it is a character error for and. Someone will use an and sign that the code on the forum doesn't understand and it spit's out that. sometimes it does it with ' or " as well
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Originally Posted by shamelessmuse
Usually it is a character error for and. Someone will use an and sign that the code on the forum doesn't understand and it spit's out that. sometimes it does it with ' or " as well
Correct. It's a mis-parsing by the computer/server/forum of the code for an ampersand (the and symbol on your keyboard).
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What does HD mean?
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Originally Posted by ZLoves2Shop
What does HD mean?
Can you show me where it was used?
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how about OA?
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Originally Posted by Simply Elegant
Raok?
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Originally Posted by eowyn797
how about OA?
Other Arrangement
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
What about p/m? I saw this in another thread:
http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=62858
Golders Green p/m ???
Accent Red p/m ????
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
^Pigment
What's ISO?
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
how about DH? I know it had something to do with a male significant other. oh wait it's "Dear Husband' right?
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥
^Pigment
What's ISO?
ISO = Is seeking out
Originally Posted by KeshieShimmer
how about DH? I know it had something to do with a male significant other. oh wait it's "Dear Husband' right?
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
ISO also can mean "in search of"
unless you are talking cameras, in which case it's something else entirely, which I forget at the moment.
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
what is 'HIP'? as in L'Oreal HIP Pigment in Tenacious???
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Re: SPECKTRA FAQ: Acronyms (cosmetic and bulletin board/chat)
the HIP in L'oreal HIP means High Intensity Pigment . . . it's just the brand name for that collection of cosmetics
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